In the Old Testament the glory of God refers to the light that shone between the cherubim in the holy of holies as the evidence of the presence of God. Ezekiel opens with this heavenly glory in the vision (Ezekiel 1). The book ends with earthly glory (Ezekiel 40-48). Ezekiel's visions given in between tell of the departing of this glory (Ezekiel 9:3). First it left the cherubim for the threshold of God's house (Ezekiel 10:4), thence to the east gate (Ezekiel 10: 18,19) and finally clear away from the temple and city to the Mount of Olives (Ezekiel 11:22,23). Thus gradually, reluctantly, majestically, the glory of the Lord left the temple and Holy City. Then captivity came.
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